In this interactive, hands-on workshop, you will learn how to use SCINet’s computing resources to convert raw DNA sequencing data into a complete genome assembly. Along the way, you will also learn best practices for ensuring that your genome assemblies are robust and useful for downstream analyses.
In this workshop, participants will learn:
- Different techniques to build and evaluate the accuracy and completeness of genome assemblies
- How to understand and validate a genome assembly
- Why genome assembly is often an iterative process, where you start with a draft and repeatedly improve upon it using techniques such as polishing and scaffolding.